The arch of Augustus, Rimini: three-quarter view of the arch, the city walls, and adjacent houses. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1748.
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
- Date:
- [1748]
- Reference:
- 2982350i
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About this work
Publication/Creation
[Roma (dirimpetto l'Academia di Franzia)] : [si vende dall'autore], [1748]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 13.5 x 27.2 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Arco di Rimino fabricato da Augusto. Piranesi f.
Bears number: Tav. 17
The lettering is etched as a trompe l'oeil inscription on a leaning slab of stone from a ruined ancient structure
References note
A.M. Hind, Giovanni Battista Piranesi: a critical study, with a list of his published works and detailed catalogues of the prisons and the views of Rome, New York 1922, pp. 75-76, no. 20 (17)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2982350i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores